Η παγκόσμια στάθμη της θάλασσας και οι ατμοσφαιρικές συγκεντρώσεις αερίων του θερμοκηπίου έφθασαν σε νέα ρεκόρ το 2020, ενώ οι παγετώνες του κόσμου συνέχισαν να λιώνουν γρήγορα.
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Global surface temperatures in 2020 were exceptionally warm. Data from NASA show it was the warmest year on record, while data from NOAA, Berkeley Earth, Copernicus ERA5 and the newly updated Hadley Centre/UEA HadCRUT5 record have it as the second warmest.
In all cases, the difference between 2020 and 2016 average temperatures is less than 0.03C, while the global records can only predict current temperatures within around 0.05C or so. This means that scientists cannot be confident that 2020 was cooler than 2016 – and the two are best seen as a tie for the warmest year on record.
READ THE ARTICLE: State of the climate: 2020 ties as warmest year on record